Ward 1 Infrastructure Projects Updates as of July 31, 2024
Ainslie Wood
Alexander Park Skate Park
Scope: Alexander Skate Park is a proposed +/-1,000m2 (10,764 Sq. Ft.) wheeled sports facility. The concrete facility will be integrated with the park’s existing amenities and will cater to various wheeled sports such as skateboarding, rollerblading, scooters and BMX bikes.
Project Manager: Ken Wheaton
Status: Project began April 2024, resuming in Spring 2025. The project is stalled due to the water table issues - See recent email update
Alexander Park Community Hub
Scope: The Alexander Park Clubhouse Renewal project aims to provide an accessible, multi-purpose space for community use and programming opportunities. The park's existing fieldhouse will be renewed and updated to better serve the community's needs.
Project Manager: Lu-Ann Duxbury
Status: Construction expected in Fall 2024. Design
Cycling Master Plan I
Scope: Continuing the projected bike lanes on Main St W from Wilson St in Ancaster to Ofield Rd. Bikeway from Ewen Rd (end of City's portion of the rail trail) along Ofield to meet the protected lanes on Main St W Project Manager: Danny Pimental
Status: Summer 2024
Kirkendall
- HAAA Park Renewal
The park's current features are reaching the end of their service life, and to ensure the community can continue to enjoy the HAAA Grounds, these ageing park features need to be replaced.
The Renewal Plan community consultation ran from February 2021 to the Spring of 2022 (Review past public information presentations and meeting videos)
Project Manager: Sarah Eakins
Scope: The City intended to build the Renewal Plan for the Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association (HAAA) Grounds in two phases. The first phase of construction, including the spray pad, playground, basketball court, seating areas, sun shelter, new pathways, park lighting and tree planting, was planned for 2022-2023. The second phase, including the field house renovation, sports field, running track, outdoor fitness equipment, new pathways, skate-dot, seating areas, park lighting, tree planting, memorial beds and irrigated garden beds, was planned for 2024-2025.
Note: The play structure and spray pad will be out of commission for part of the season. Alternative play structures are located at Jackson Park (439 Jackson S), Mapleside Park (13 Mapleside Ave) and Beulah Park (59 Beulah Ave). Alternative spray pads: Victoria Park (500 King St W), Durand Park (89 Charlton Ave W), Churchill Park (255 Glen Rd), Alexander Park (201 Whitney Ave)
Status: Park construction delayed until Spring 2025. See the most recent email update
Canada Street Sidewalk Repairs
Canada Street from Queen St S to the extreme west end should expect to see sidewalk repairs at selected location
Project Manager: Robert Marques
Status: Expected Summer 2024
Road Resurfacing Only
Scope: Hillcrest Ave, Section of Homewood and Linwood Aves,
Status: Summer 2024, 2-week implementation.
Strathcona
York Boulevard 2024-2025 Construction
Scope & Design: See project storyboard
Design (video)
Construction Phasing Plan (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6nvv1aelNg
Status: In progress as of July 8, 2024
Westdale
Churchill Park Phase 3
Scope: Phase 3 will address the pathways, the Parkside north-end stairs, and an informal teaching area
Project Manager: Ken Wheaton
Status: In design - Phase 3 is expected to commence in the fall of 2024. A previous community meeting took place in November 2024
Whitton Rd and Cline Ave S (King to Sterling) Resurfacing
Scope: Roadway resurfacing, sidewalk repairs
Project Manager: Jeff Rowan
Status: Mobilization expected August/September 2024
Sterling St & Oakwood Place Resurfacing
Scope: Roadway resurfacing, sidewalk repairs, protected bike lanes,
Project Manager: TBD
Status: Mobilization expected Spring 2025
Road Resurfacing Only
Macklin St N,
Status: Summer 2024, 2-week implementation.
Completed
Ainslie Wood
- Construction of New Traffic Control Infrastructure (Various Locations) - Completed 2023
Construction of New Bump-outs on Sanders Boulevard at Thorndale Cres and another at Binkley Road
Raised pedestrian crossovers at the Hamilton Rail Trail on the following roads in Ainslie Wood: Stroud Rd, Broadway Ave, Emerson St, Leland St, Rifle Range Rd
Ewen Rd - multi-use path on west side to provide a direct crossing.
- Mapes Ave - Aylett St to Leland St: Resurfacing - Completed 2023
Roadway and sidewalk repairs
- Main & Whitney (HD17A) Water Pumping Station Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and Conceptual Design
Project Manager: Udo Ehrenberg
Status: Study Complete 2024
Past meeting videos are hosted virtually on the City’s webpage at: www.hamilton.ca/mainwhitneystationea
Kirkendall
- Kent St & Pearl St S Resurfacing - Completed 2022
Status: Construction completed in 2023. Included repair of concrete curbs and sidewalks (at various locations), milling the roadway and re-surfacing with hot mix asphalt on Kent and traffic calming mechanisms from Hunter St W to Amelia as part of the Bicycle Boulevard project still in pilot phase
Strathcona
- Victoria Park Spray Pad and Sun Shelter - Completed June 2024
Scope: Replacement of the existing spray pad, construction of a new sun shelter, construction of a new plaza area with seating, and park lighting upgrades. The new spray pad is shaped like the shadow of the historical Crystal Palace, which once stood on the same ground. Note that these projects mark the completion of the Victoria Park Master Plan, which began over a decade ago.
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Dundurn Park Play Structure Replacement - Completed May 2024
Scope: New easy-access play structure, rubberized and accessible surfaces, accessible saucer swing, panels and musical elements
- Jones St Construction - Completed 2023
Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Morden St - Full Reconstruction - Completed 2023
Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
Westdale
- Real-Time Control Sterling St Sewer Chamber Construction & Road Closure - Completed 2023
- Marion Ave North Reconstruction and Marion Ave S - Completed 2023
Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Real-Time Control Glen Road Sewer Chamber Construction - Completed 2024